Today marks the 60th anniversary of the United States of America's nuking the Empire of Japan, the first of two deployments of atomic weapons in warfare in the 20th Century.
Also, the Israelis have more nukes than the Chinese, which is kind of scary given the Israeli propensity for international conflict . . .
Comically Historical Quote of the Day:
"Mr. President, if you drop an atomic bomb on a ship, you will sink it."
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (director of the Manhattan Project), in a post-WWII letter to Pres. Harry Truman
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